Denis Shaw
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Douglas "Denis" Findlay Shaw (7 February 1921 – 28 February 1971) was a British character actor who specialized in portraying villains. Shaw was born in Dulwich on 7 February 1921. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was frequently cast as villains in films and television shows, most notably as the German guard Priem in The Colditz Story (1955), as well as a number of British horror films including Jack the Ripper (1959), The Mummy (1959) and The Curse of the Werewolf (1961). He was cast in the leading role of The Great Van Robbery (1959) as the judo-throwing Interpol detective Caesar Smith. Shaw's television credits include The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, Danger Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Prisoner, Sherlock Holmes and Z-Cars. Shaw died from a heart attack in London on 28 February 1971, at the age of 50. A familiar face around the bars of Soho in London, he is mentioned in Keith Waterhouse's play Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell.
Known for
Credits
The Colditz Story (1955)
as Priem
The Mummy (1959)
as Mike
The Deadly Affair (1967)
as Wolfe - Publican
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
as Gaoler
The Prisoner (1955)
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Innocent Meeting (1959)
as Uncle
The Viking Queen (1967)
as Osiris
The Criminal (1960)
as Taxi Customer at Racetrack (uncredited)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
as Tavern Customer
Port Afrique (1956)
as Grila
Carry On Regardless (1961)
as Sinister Passenger (uncredited)
The Hellfire Club (1961)
as Sir Richard Benlow
The Weapon (1956)
as Groggins
Jack the Ripper (1959)
as Simes
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
as Vance
Who Done It? (1956)
as Professor Stumpf
Naked Fury (1959)
as Captain Horst
Passport to Shame (1958)
as Mac
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
as Silver (uncredited)
Seven Thunders (1957)
as Fat German Soldier
Let's Be Happy (1957)
as Fat Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Forbidden Cargo (1954)
as Ship's Cook
A Woman Possessed (1958)
as Bishop
The Great Van Robbery (1959)
as Caesar Smith
The Long Memory (1953)
as Shaw (uncredited)
House of Blackmail (1953)
as Bassett
The Depraved (1957)
as Inspector O'Flynn
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids (1968)
as Nasty Workman
The Night We Got the Bird (1960)
as Wolfie's Stooge
Beyond the Curtain (1960)
as Krumm
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket (1969)
as Heavyset Workman
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
as Inspector Marsh
Ticket to Paradise (1961)
as Giuseppe
Nothing Barred (1961)
as Convict
Links of Justice (1958)
as Heath
Soapbox Derby (1958)
as Lender
Trouble with Eve (1960)
as George Rigby
Girdle of Gold (1952)
as Choirmaster